afosterfan
Bench Warmer
Hi everyone, I hope I'm not posting this in the wrong section,but I have a question regarding coa's.
After doing some research reading various links I've come to understand that buying autographs on cards like press pass,bowman certified,ud,etc are the best bet. However,I would also like to buy autographed football and another mini helmet.
From what I understand,and if I'm wrong please let me know as I'm learning,3rd party coa's are worthless?
I read ppl saying that some authenticators aren't reliable..even the big name ones? So,do you guys/gals not buy autographed pics,footballs,helmets from 3rd party authenticators? If so how do you go about buying to ensure a safe investment?
Do you only buy from authenticators that don't use "opinion" or "believe" like AAA. AAA(absolute authentic autographs) say they don't use those words because they only certify what they see being signed in person,but i don't hear much about them.
I recently purchased a mini helmet certified by a new company "global authentics" and read that my helmet won't be worth much because the company is new...is this true?
The helmet is a micro mini helmet so I've found a regular mini helmt certified by JSA and was thinking of purchasing that one since ive read that jsa is very well known&respected.
Anyway,sorry for the long post,but id like to get the opinions of members on here since I know you all are avid collectors. Thanks in advance for any help,comments,suggestions
After doing some research reading various links I've come to understand that buying autographs on cards like press pass,bowman certified,ud,etc are the best bet. However,I would also like to buy autographed football and another mini helmet.
From what I understand,and if I'm wrong please let me know as I'm learning,3rd party coa's are worthless?
I read ppl saying that some authenticators aren't reliable..even the big name ones? So,do you guys/gals not buy autographed pics,footballs,helmets from 3rd party authenticators? If so how do you go about buying to ensure a safe investment?
Do you only buy from authenticators that don't use "opinion" or "believe" like AAA. AAA(absolute authentic autographs) say they don't use those words because they only certify what they see being signed in person,but i don't hear much about them.
I recently purchased a mini helmet certified by a new company "global authentics" and read that my helmet won't be worth much because the company is new...is this true?
The helmet is a micro mini helmet so I've found a regular mini helmt certified by JSA and was thinking of purchasing that one since ive read that jsa is very well known&respected.
Anyway,sorry for the long post,but id like to get the opinions of members on here since I know you all are avid collectors. Thanks in advance for any help,comments,suggestions